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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Damp Squib #71026 05/23/02 11:02 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh OP Pooh-Bah OP jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >d. fig. or in fig. contexts. damp squib, something that fails ignominiously to satisfy the expectations aroused by it; an anti-climax, a disappointment. So now you've got the hang of it - can you think of equivalents? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Damp Squib jmh 05/23/02 09:57 PM Re: Damp Squib Wordwind 05/23/02 10:05 PM Re: Damp Squib AnnaStrophic 05/23/02 10:10 PM Re: Damp Squib Hyla 05/23/02 10:22 PM Re: Damp Squib tsuwm 05/23/02 10:51 PM Re: Damp Squib jmh 05/23/02 11:02 PM Re: Damp Squib tsuwm 05/23/02 11:15 PM Re: Damp Squib Wordwind 05/23/02 11:26 PM Re: Damp Squib jmh 05/23/02 11:31 PM Re: Damp Squib Wordwind 05/23/02 11:37 PM Re: Damp Squibs and Squids jmh 05/23/02 11:43 PM . Max Quordlepleen 05/23/02 11:45 PM Re: Damp Squib jmh 05/23/02 11:48 PM . Max Quordlepleen 05/23/02 11:55 PM Re: Damp Squib Wordwind 05/24/02 12:02 AM Re: Damp Squib tsuwm 05/24/02 12:14 AM Re: Damp Squib Wordwind 05/23/02 11:49 PM Re: Damp Squib WhitmanO'Neill 05/24/02 12:03 AM Re: Damp Squib wwh 05/23/02 11:09 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,316 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 342 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,533 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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